Ordinary streets

Australia, 1986

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The second part of a trilogy on contemporary issues in public housing. The film examines the complexities of urban planning and the processes by which decisions are taken focussing on the William Angliss Project in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Uses archival footage, aerial shots and stills.

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Credits

producer/director

Eddie Moses

production company

Film Victoria

Kestrel Films (Australia)

Duration

00:31:30:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323926

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Footscray (Vic.)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planners

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public housing

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urbanization - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing - Australia

History → History

History → Victoria - History

Places → Cities and towns - Australia

Places → Footscray (Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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